The Adventures of Mimi

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The Adventures of Mimi
Tour by Mariah Carey
MCarey 2006TourPoster.jpg
Associated album The Emancipation of Mimi
Start dateJuly 22, 2006 (2006-07-22)
End dateOctober 28, 2006 (2006-10-28)
Legs3
No. of shows40
Box office$27.9 million (North American Leg 32 shows)
Mariah Carey concert chronology

The Adventures of Mimi was a 2006 concert tour of arenas by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was the sixth concert tour of her then-sixteen-year career, and was named after a fan's "Carey-centric" diary of the same name, in addition to her album at the time, The Emancipation of Mimi . [1] The bus tour started in late July and ended in October, with two stops in Africa, twenty-five stops in the United States, seven in Canada, and seven in Asia. At the end of 2006, the tour placed 24th on Pollstar's "Top 100 Tours", earning $27.9 million with 32 shows from the North American leg. [2]

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Background

Mariah Carey performing in Tampa, Florida on August 7, 2006. Mariah Carey in August 2006 2.jpg
Mariah Carey performing in Tampa, Florida on August 7, 2006.

Unlike her previous tour, three years prior, Carey started this tour 16 months after the release of her latest album, the successful The Emancipation of Mimi . She had initially not wanted to tour, dreading the long travel times and not needing one to promote Mimi. But after requests from fans to appear in concert, she decided to do so to celebrate one of the best times in her career. [3]

Similar to the past tour, Carey gave her fans the chance to submit their ideas for set lists and for the title of the tour. Her long-time musical partner and American Idol judge Randy Jackson joined her tour as the musical director, although he did not often appear at shows due to concurrent Idol auditions.

During the tour, Carey revamped her image as a performer, performing remixes of her songs, dancing along with her dancers, having guests onstage, and going into the middle of each arena onto a checkerboard B-stage to perform "Fantasy", "Always Be My Baby" and "Don't Forget About Us." (The B stage had become an increasing popular way for large-venue performers to get closer to their audience ever since U2 introduced it on their 1992 Zoo TV Tour.) The main stage was a two-level affair, with the band situated on the lower level, backed by strands of glittering material, and a staircase between the two. Carey's "MC" logo was present in several places.

Mariah Carey performing with the first costume. Mariah Carey in August 2006 3.jpg
Mariah Carey performing with the first costume.

Once again, Carey invited her long-time friend and back-up singer Trey Lorenz to sing "I'll Be There" and "One Sweet Day" with her and perform several songs on his own during one of her costume changes. Except for an occasional guest appearance, raps on her songs were the pre-recorded originals, with the rapper shown on the video screens.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Detroit News B+ [5]
Edmonton Sun 3.5/5 [6]
Fort Worth Star-Telegram B [7]
Las Vegas Review-Journal B [8]
Now 3/5 [9]
Toronto Sun 3/5 [10]
Winnipeg Free Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Reviews of the tour were generally positive. Most critics celebrated Carey's transformation from more of a pop star to a full-fledged hip hop/R&B artist. They also praised her vocal performances, saying that was the main attraction of the spectacle. [12] [13]

Some critics commented on the short length of the show, especially given that she was offstage for several breaks while undergoing costume changes, [14] [15] while others felt Carey was trying too hard to make the public like her, especially in terms of the "rollercoaster" metaphor she used to begin the show. [16]

Recordings

According to Carey's musical director Randy Jackson, the show at Honda Center in Anaheim on October 8, 2006 was intended as the basis for a concert filming and subsequent DVD release. Indeed, Carey held a pre-concert taping there, in order to include fans, regulate the lighting, and review other technical aspects in preparation for the night's actual concert recording.

The resulting DVD, called The Adventures of Mimi , was released over a year later, beginning in Europe on November 19, 2007, with releases in other regions of the world coming over the following two weeks.

Set list

  1. "Rollercoaster" (Video introduction)
  2. "It's Like That" (With elements of "Sucker MC's" and "Hollis Crew" by Run-DMC)
  3. "Heartbreaker" (With elements of "Desert Storm Remix")
  4. "Dreamlover" (With elements of "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G.)
  5. "My All"
  6. "Shake It Off"
  7. "Vision of Love"
  8. "Fly Like a Bird"
  9. "I'll Be There" (With Trey Lorenz)
  10. "My Everything" (Performed by Trey Lorenz)
  11. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy Remix)
  12. "Don't Forget About Us"
  13. "Always Be My Baby"
  14. "Honey" (With elements of "Bad Boy Remix")
  15. "I Wish You Knew" (Snippet)
  16. "Thank God I Found You" (Make It Last Remix) [With Trey Lorenz]
  17. "One Sweet Day" (With Trey Lorenz)
  18. "Hero"
  19. "We Belong Together"
  20. "Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise)" (Outro)
Notes
  • "Breakdown" was performed in Tunis and Miami.
  • "I Know What You Want" was performed in Tunis, Miami and Tampa.
  • "I Wish You Knew" was not performed in Tunis.
  • "Make It Happen" was performed in Tunis, Miami, Tampa, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Toronto, Montreal, on the first Atlantic City show, Boston, New York City, East Rutherford, Calgary, and Anaheim.
  • "Without You" was performed in Tunis.
  • "Vision of Love" was replaced by "Stay the Night" in Miami, Tampa, Atlanta, Uncasville, Albany, Verona, Tokyo, Nagoya and on the first Saitama show.
  • "Your Girl" was performed in Miami, Atlanta, Albany, Wantagh and Verona.
  • A snippet of "Can't Let Go" was performed in Tampa, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Toronto, Montreal, on the first Atlantic City show, Boston, New York City, East Rutherford, Washington DC, Auburn Hills, Houston, Dallas, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Las Vegas, Oakland, Los Angeles, Anaheim and Phoenix.
  • A snippet of "Joy Ride" was performed in Tampa.
  • "One Sweet Day" was not performed in Tampa, on the second Atlantic City show, Verona, Tokyo, Nagoya, Saitama and Osaka.
  • "Thank God I Found You" was not performed in Atlanta, on the second Atlantic City show, Uncasville, Albany, Verona, Washington DC, Calgary, Sacramento, Anaheim and during the Asian leg.
  • A snippet of "Close My Eyes" was performed in Toronto, Montreal and Wantagh.
  • JAY Z joined Carey on stage for the performance of "Heartbreaker" in New York City.
  • Diddy joined Carey on stage for the performance of "Honey" in New York City.
  • "Let Me Love You" was performed by Mario in East Rutherford.
  • Mario joined Carey on stage for the performance of "One Sweet Day" in East Rutherford.
  • "Fantasy" was not performed in Wantagh.
  • "Fly Like a Bird" was not performed in Verona, Tokyo, Nagoya, on the first Saitama show and Osaka.
  • A snippet of "Melt Away" was performed in Auburn Hills.
  • A snippet of "Love Takes Time" was performed in Winnipeg.
  • A snippet of "My Saving Grace" was performed in San Diego.
  • Da Brat joined Carey on stage for the performance of “Heartbreaker” in Atlanta, New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
  • "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was performed during the Asian leg.
  • "My All" was not performed at Uncasville or at the first Saitama show.

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, amount of available tickets and gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueOpening act [17] Attendance [17] Revenue [17]
July 22, 2006 Tunis Tunisia Stade El Menzah ———
July 24, 2006
August 5, 2006 Miami United States American Airlines Arena 13,156 / 13,156$1,074,620
August 7, 2006 Tampa St. Pete Times Forum 13,354 / 13,542$714,455
August 9, 2006 Atlanta Philips Arena 11,226 / 13,288$660,595
August 11, 2006 Philadelphia Wachovia Center Sean Paul15,160 / 15,160$979,702
August 13, 2006 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre 27,064 / 27,064$2,039,161
August 15, 2006 Montreal Bell Centre 13,200 / 14,161$1,046,560
August 17, 2006 Atlantic City United States Trump Taj ———
August 19, 2006
August 21, 2006 Boston TD Banknorth Garden Sean Paul11,993 / 14,922$1,034,794
August 23, 2006 New York City Madison Square Garden 13,930 / 13,930$1,300,140
August 25, 2006 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena ———
August 27, 2006 East Rutherford Continental Airlines Arena Sean Paul12,697 / 13,525$1,076,790
August 29, 2006TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 1]
September 1, 2006 Albany United States Pepsi Arena ———
September 3, 2006 Wantagh Nikon at Jones Beach Theater Sean Paul11,725 / 13,855$654,534
September 5, 2006 Verona Turning Stone Resort & Casino ———
September 7, 2006 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center Sean Paul12,121 / 14,199$839,643
September 9, 2006 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,804 / 12,804$894,399
September 11, 2006 Chicago United Center 12,958 / 13,930$919,268
September 14, 2006 Houston Toyota Center —11,252 / 11,830$828,293
September 16, 2006 Dallas American Airlines Center 10,521 / 11,494$806,096
September 19, 2006 Winnipeg Canada MTS Centre 8,915 / 9,557$611,223
September 21, 2006 Edmonton Rexall Place 12,013 / 12,578$880,306
September 23, 2006 Vancouver General Motors Place 14,189 / 14,652$1,223,100
September 25, 2006 Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome 11,984 / 11,984$815,242
September 27, 2006 Sacramento United States ARCO Arena 12,353 / 12,510$938,106
September 30, 2006 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena 13,730 / 13,730$1,844,530
October 2, 2006 Oakland Oracle Arena 12,510 / 13,585$960,369
October 4, 2006 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena Ne-Yo 9,480 / 10,000$765,431
October 6, 2006 Los Angeles Staples Center —12,844 / 13,882$1,230,397
October 8, 2006 Anaheim Honda Center 11,475 / 12,024$918,283
October 10, 2006 Phoenix US Airways Center 12,049 / 13,136$880,739
October 16, 2006 Tokyo Japan Nippon Budokan ——
October 18, 2006 Nagoya Nagoya Rainbow Hall
October 20, 2006 Saitama Saitama Super Arena
October 21, 2006
October 24, 2006 Osaka Osaka-jō Hall
October 25, 2006
Total227,003 / 246,798 (92%)$25,790,490
Additional Notes

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
August 29, 2006 New York City United States Madison Square Garden Unknown [12] [18]
September 3, 2006 Hershey Giant Center
September 18, 2006 Denver Pepsi Center
September 25, 2006 Seattle KeyArena
October 28, 2006Hong KongHong Kong Tamar site Promotion Conflicts [19] [20]

Personnel

Notes

  1. 1 2 The score data is representative of the both shows at the Air Canada Centre on August 13 and August 29, respectively.

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